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'''Rites of Passage''' is a [[Lore]] book that was added in ''[[Season of the Witch]]''. Entries are unlocked by | '''Rites of Passage''' is a [[Lore]] book that was added in ''[[Season of the Witch]]''. Entries are unlocked by listening to radio messages during Season of the Witch. It follows a number of characters' perspectives as the conflict between Eris Morn and the surviving heirs of the Osmium Court play out. | ||
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Instead, the proto-worm's attention drifted peacefully among quantum fields unspoiled by physics or matter. Her consciousness diffused from the dense thoughtforms used by the Humans to a more expansive state of being. She was as.a mist upon the face of the cosmos. Time flowed through her as a tranquil breeze. | Instead, the proto-worm's attention drifted peacefully among quantum fields unspoiled by physics or matter. Her consciousness diffused from the dense thoughtforms used by the Humans to a more expansive state of being. She was as.a mist upon the face of the cosmos. Time flowed through her as a tranquil breeze. | ||
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Her serenity was suddenly eroded. As if a gyre had suddenly formed beneath her mind, sucking her inexorably back into her body. She let herself sink. | Her serenity was suddenly eroded. As if a gyre had suddenly formed beneath her mind, sucking her inexorably back into her body. She let herself sink. | ||
| [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]]… [[Xita, the Nurturing Worm|Xita]]… | | [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]]… [[Xita, the Nurturing Worm|Xita]]… Sel… Ahsa… Ora… Leis…| | ||
The crushing density of her material form suddenly weighed her down. She calmed herself as she re-identified the oppressive forces as mere physical sensation. | The crushing density of her material form suddenly weighed her down. She calmed herself as she re-identified the oppressive forces as mere physical sensation. | ||
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A hope which now rose to the surface wielding the very [[Sword Logic|sword]] she once fled. | A hope which now rose to the surface wielding the very [[Sword Logic|sword]] she once fled. | ||
| | |aiat, aiat, aiat!| | ||
Upon the final invocation, Ahsa perceived the fullness of her caller's intent. They sought power not for themself, or even their species. They fought to preserve the very cosmos as they knew it. To save it from the cruel grasp of a wounded tyrant, using the only [[Final Shape|tool]] they could. | Upon the final invocation, Ahsa perceived the fullness of her caller's intent. They sought power not for themself, or even their species. They fought to preserve the very cosmos as they knew it. To save it from the cruel grasp of a wounded tyrant, using the only [[Final Shape|tool]] they could. | ||
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There was a terrible noise, a flash of purple metal, and then… it was over. | There was a terrible noise, a flash of purple metal, and then… it was over. | ||
Immaru materialized in a burst of Light. He looked down at Savathûn, and then to | Immaru materialized in a burst of Light. He looked down at Savathûn, and then to Saint-14, who stood over her body. | ||
"Already?" Immaru muttered in disbelief. | "Already?" Immaru muttered in disbelief. | ||
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"Yeah, I don't think so," Immaru replied and initiated his transmat. | "Yeah, I don't think so," Immaru replied and initiated his transmat. | ||
Saint suddenly flared with Void energy. He threw his palms out to his sides, and a violet | Saint suddenly flared with Void energy. He threw his palms out to his sides, and a violet Ward of Dawn dome burst from him. | ||
Immaru felt it ripple through him like a pressure wave, disrupting his transmission. He bobbed unsteadily—he was unable to see. But he could feel, and now Saint's armored hand gripped him so tightly that a hairline split eran through his shell. | Immaru felt it ripple through him like a pressure wave, disrupting his transmission. He bobbed unsteadily—he was unable to see. But he could feel, and now Saint's armored hand gripped him so tightly that a hairline split eran through his shell. | ||
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And Saint-14—the greatest Titan who ever lived—fell into his open arms and wept. | And Saint-14—the greatest Titan who ever lived—fell into his open arms and wept. | ||
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